12th annual Rebecca Eddy Memorial Writing Contest winners

CANASTOTA -- The 12th annual Rebecca Eddy Memorial Writing Contest was recently held at the Canastota Public Library. Entrants were able to enter their short stories and poetry in one of four age categories.

The contest was organized by Joan and Doug Eddy as a memorial to their daughter, Rebecca Eddy, a local Canastota woman who died at a young age in an automobile accident. Eddy was a graduate of Canastota High School as well as a graduate of John Hopkins University. She was an athlete, an artist, a thespian and a scholar. Eddy felt a passion towards writing and also towards her community.

Joan and Doug Eddy were on hand to congratulate the winners and to encourage them to continue writing.

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The winners of this year's competition were named at a special awards ceremony at the library on Thursday, Nov. 15.

The winners included the following:

Poem ages 10 and younger

o Caleb George, 1st place

Short Story 10 and younger

o Juliana Rudd, 1st place

o Carson Rowe, 2nd place

o Emily Dearmore, honorable mention

Poem ages 11-14

o Cassidy Picciano, 1st place

-- JoAnna Musacchio, 2nd place

o Wayne Wallis, honorable mention

Short Story ages 11-14

o Allie Cretaro, 1st place

o Jennifer Fiore, 2nd place

o Megan Cretaro, honorable mention

Poem ages 15-18

o Sabrina Fowler, 1st place

o Winter Amlaw, 2nd place

Short Story ages 15-18

o Alexander Bazan, 1st place

o Sarah Cretaro, 2nd place

o Kaiya Stoddard, honorable mention

Poem ages 18 and older

o Ann Mack, 1st place

o Glenn Miley, 2nd place

o Jane Armstrong, honorable mention

Short Story ages 18 and older

o Mabel Smith, 1st place

o Michael Dunn, 2nd place

o Kate Moore, honorable mention

All contestants received a certificate for entering the competition.

First and second place award winners also received a cash prize of $25 and $10 respectively. Every participant also received a bookmark of one of Rebecca's poems. After the awards presentation, writers were encouraged to read a portion of their work to the audience.

The contest is coordinated each year by the Canastota Public Library at 102 W. Center St.